The Dillon tribune., 1887-04-22
II FITS pTJ JOUR DE IAN.

II FITS DI JOUR DE IAN.
=. ,,o autumn Of 1880 l was spending
!, fau =, " wecks at the Hotel Christol In Bou-
ss,,rrnc.sur-Mer, = ~" which is but II short dfs-
.snce z..e hv rail from Calais. This seaside
sssart 'sr Is favorite place for both French
s,d English iuvalils, because the air is
asnor,ly am fresh and well charged with
tsat intlcscribmble hut perfectly well un-
,,erstooi invigorating element called
s,onc ~ There is very little in the Bas
T;,,c tbat IL of interest to a visitor, except
tha Etablissemcnt dc Mer, u large build
inc and garden at the northern end of the
town, which arc sacred to the pleasures uf
Me- elite There they dance, promenade:
airt. MAY billiards, hattie or spend hours
n tho luxurious reading rcn,l, rcrnsing
tho journals If all parts Of the civilized
world.
r. 80 happened that ut the period Of my
visit to Eoulognc tho weather was almost
antinually bud. The rain fell, the chill
md damp winds swept disAgreeGb!y
through the streets, and everybody seemed
b be on the verge Of dying Of ennui. l,
With others, was one day fiattening my
nose against tho hotel window paNcs Of
The general reception room, watching the
shipping on the I4iane or the blue bl0usett
ouriers as they clatteretl in their sabots
through tho splashing streets. Suddenly
he clouds broke up and the sun shone
brilliantly. Shortly aftcrwnrsl Il crowd of
men aud women approached tho hotel
across tho Lame swinging bridge. They
were evidently in .: state Of excitement,
nd the object Of their excitement seemed
bbc In their midst, for the women, men
sd children ceased their chatterlng every
few moments to cast their eyes down or to
point their finger at something or some
body that was moving along in the center.
The procession Of enthusiasts moved ON
until they came to the quay. Then they
turned to the left aud disappeared in the
Haledcs Poissons. All could observe in
the midst Of this picturesque crowd was
little boy, probably 10 years OF age, who
walked with his eyes fixed steadily before
hin as If he We're totally unconscious Of
anything unusual going on around him.
HIS face, which was very regular, pale and
beautiful, struck me rs being somewhat
lnearthly-..s If it were tinged by some
influence from heaven or that mysterious
@ner land which no man can describe,
although regarding it he may have u
thousand Fantastic and unstable faucies.
What singular looking child!' I cx-
dalmet to a French gentleman standing
next to mo ut the window. ''The poor boy
seviently insanc.''
rartlon me. monsieur" my companion
replied; sti,c child is not insane. That is
M@le Jacopo, le ills du jour dc Fan, who
sipsitiyely y atlore<l by the ,xorcr classes;
10 thls part Of tho country
rho cal!d Of tho New Ycar!' ex~
'nlmed, ,.,l1 translating lny friends remark.
al lnean:''
~, Tome o, with mc,' said my companion.
well proceed, IL you please, to the tls.,
aatAet' ~, where, no to.ht, you will iln,l 10
Mn women lowing and dancing, and
''!WUWlhs We 'lowcrs cn little .Iacow.''
", We prccec:l to the Halle Lcs Poissou..
,,;I. .uc s'sat that met my eyes was some
ra'ns 1t would 'c very difficult to forget.
1 aaele stoMt tho strange child. with tho
patc Waite hair. in tn&. center Of @ group
%eAcl.sd !Aen and women. whose l,.rc
a.. WHY .n Showed TIA: they had lust left their
hhl4s' h,s They were throwing flowers at
ts.,n. sr' anu rras!ng him in cxtravngai.s t
~ s ,ss. Hc, all tho time, took uc notice
sress az s..s1a' but kept gazing before him. and
~ Wy acs. le" minutes exclaimins in q Kind
n,os !, "seasy: "Clairo, ina Claire?' His dress
vh;,s i s',lsCiarly neat, but CT colorless white,
~a..e %uc hls long hair fell over his shoulders
.rlaeie,l ..r, by cap of any kind.
,o,, aaas ooy,' said my friend. ..has a
shnrt hIieu' ns story i'll competition with his
his n.' lae' AMI these poor people look upon
At ts;s Essence among them IA a good o,.aen.
tb,t t.l' moment they arc blessing him for
ntas as ".srsS OF sunshine which. y foy min
dv..a', vvs ago, helped to make our ls.y l;fe IN.
In S ~. up There at tho Hotel Christol."
tiena' '4S tI, arawing room Of our hotel my
Four. vo" "'a mo the story ct poor Jacouo:
aafS.t., I,'f$ previous to the events herein
sethos ~. Jacopo was left an orphan. to-
hlonaaaM' ha WIN his only sister, Claire. RoiI,
dow TO tho Haute Vile thot frowna
aee IT. sa upoh us up there as IL in it's nri1a Of
hc.n."as "s'thea this plcbeiaa Bas Vile. Thcv
thew wa.s ~ attached to each other that
loved thor' r.nseparable, and the ncighlnrs
,ence .pa .l1,,' ior their beauty, their limo.
vanSas a2a their affection. Tho ch;,,lren
tie on;at "ana in hand for hours through,
wero ae'et ta old town. At times theu
epmn,o,aa ,.ouaa playing among th" sand % oc.
With its haa,. IA front OF the Porte Dune,
gate: ot othasy hssy and grim portcullised
Baoail!on, tho "oase use. where Godfrey de
Jerusalem, ~ ,h hfst crusader king OF
born; but oho, .nousand years ugo, was
through tho h"ose o oil they loved to stroll
At everythinoe e,..ncdral, gazing with awe
plendil alIsr, alImtne great gold candles. the
"'s' the valuable pictures o1